By TC News Desk
Agartala, 26th July 2024: Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, the royal scion and former chairman of Tipra Motha, announced on Friday that discussions with the Centre regarding the Tiprasa Accord are progressing simultaneously. Debbarma made this statement upon his return to Agartala from Delhi.
In a recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Debbarma highlighted the 125th Amendment of the District Councils of the northeastern states as a key discussion point. He stated, “All the leaders of the District Councils of the Northeast met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the 125th Amendment. We informed him that the District Councils need to be strengthened, with enhanced financial power and autonomy. These were the main agenda points. The meeting was productive, and the Union Home Minister said that a three-member committee would be formed to address these issues under MoS Nityananda Rai. By the 25th of August, the Home Minister will decide on the steps to be taken. This is not just for Tripura but for all ten District Councils.”
Debbarma also conveyed that the Union Minister assured them the agreement would be honoured. Speaking on the Tiprasa Accord, which was signed between the Tripura Government, Tipra Motha, and the Government of India to address the issues of the Indigenous people of Tripura, Pradyot added, “Two names were approved by the Government of India for the Tiprasa Accord, including myself and Tipra Motha Party president BK Hrangkhawl. We will both follow up on the talks. The discussions are ongoing in a parallel way, and in the coming days, results will emerge. We are advocating for our people and negotiating with the Government of India, not with any political party. We are working to secure the rights of our people, and we will not compromise.”
